Current affairs of 11 September 2020

India Post launches Five Star Villages Scheme
Five Star Village Scheme has been launched by The Department of Posts. The scheme ensures the universal coverage (100 % coverage) of flagship postal schemes in rural areas of India.

India and Japan sign Logistics Agreement
India and Japan signed a logistics agreement on September 10, 2020. The agreement on 'Reciprocal Provision Supplies and Services' will allow the Armed Forces of India and Japan to coordinate closely in services and supplies. The agreement was signed by Defence Secretary of India and Ambassador of Japan.

Golden Temple gets FCRA Registration
The Union Home Ministry recently granted Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration to Gurdwara Harmandir Sahib, or the Golden Temple, in Amritsar. It will now enable the Golden Temple to receive foreign donations. The foreign contribution can be used by the Sikh shrine for providing financial and medical assistance to the needy. It can also be used to organise langar which is a free community kitchen.

Global Economic Freedom Index, 2020
Recently, an annual report on The Economic Freedom of the World, 2020 has been released in India which was prepared by Canada's Fraser Institute together with a New Delhi-based think tank Centre For Civil Society.

Shipping Minister launches 'SAROD-Ports' for disputes of maritime sector
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has launched a dispute redressal mechanism named "SAROD-Ports" (Society for Affordable Redressal of Disputes-Ports) to facilitate affordable and timely resolution of disputes for the maritime sector.

Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF 2.0) launched
Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs (I/C), Shri Hardeep Singh Puri has launched the Climate Smart Cities Assessment Framework (CSCAF) 2.0. The framework was launched during a virtual event organized by the Smart Cities Mission, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). Along with the CSCAF 2.0, the minister also launched the 'Streets for People Challenge'.

Conclave on "School Education in 21st Century" begins
A two-day conclave on 'School Education in 21st Century' commenced virtually. The conclave has been organised by Ministry of Education as part of Shikshak Parv 2020.

Police Officer Poonam Khatri crowned Wushu World Champion
Indian Police Officer, Poonam Khatri has claimed World Championship status after her silver medal at the Wushu World Championship last year has been upgraded to a Gold medal. Poonam hails from Haryana's Jhajjar district.

Former health secretary Preeti Sudan appointed WHO panellist
The World Health Organisation's independent panel for pandemic preparedness and response appointed former health secretary, Preeti Sudan as one of its 11 panellists from across the world. The decision by the panel's two heads, former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clarke and former Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

US spacecraft named after fallen astronaut of Indian decent Kalpana Chawla
Northop Grumman, an American global aerospace and defence technology company has announced that its next Cygnus capsule will be named "S.S. Kalpana Chawla", in memory of the mission specialist who died in 2003 with her six crewmates aboard the space shuttle Columbia.

Overall job growth rate slips to 3.5% in FY 2020: CARE Ratings Report
According to the CARE (Credit Analysis and Research Limited) Ratings Report, the employment growth rate has declined to 3.5% in the Financial Year 2020 from 3.8% in the previous fiscal year.